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Dealing With Cold And Ice Over The Decades

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Dealing With Cold And Ice Over The Decades

January 30, 2026

The Ohio River valley, along with much of the Mississippi River system, recently went through winter storm Fern, which dumped several inches of snow in the upper regions, freezing rain… Read More

The Second Steamer J.T. Hatfield The J.T. Hatfield downbound at Maysville, Ky. (David Smith collection)

The Second Steamer J.T. Hatfield

September 26, 2022

Last week we looked at the Str. General Ashburn. As mentioned, it was one of four steam, sternwheel towboats built by Dubuque Boat & Boiler Company for… Read More

Str. General Ashburn The Str. General Ashburn. (David Smith collection)

Str. General Ashburn

September 19, 2022

In the column of September 5, we looked at the Str. Mark Twain and the Missouri River Navigation celebration trip. While the Mark Twain was the lead… Read More

The J.T. Hatfield The first towboat J.T. Hatfield. (Keith Norrington collection)

The J.T. Hatfield

November 16, 2020

Capt. J.T. Hatfield, who long was in charge of the Hickey Transportation Company at Covington, Ky., had the honor of having two towboats named for him. The first… Read More